GRAMMAR TEST
(60 minutes)
A. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets (1 point)
1) Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the
airport, Mary (wait) for me.
2) Margaret was born in 1950. By the year 2005, she (live) __________on this earth
for 55 years.
3) The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party,
everyone already (arrive) __________.
4) I will graduate in June. I (see) you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I
(graduate) __________.
5) I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home many times when I (be) __________ a
child.
6) That book (lie) __________ on the table for week. You (not read) __________ it
yet ?
7) When I (meet) __________ him, he (work) __________as a waiter for a year or
so.
8) After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some
letters.
9) She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
10) I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (9
points)
1. She asked me where I_____________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
2. I asked Martha________ to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. if she is planning
C. was she planning D. if she was planning
3. Nam wanted to know what time _________ .
A. the movie began C. the movie begins
B. did the movie begin D. does the movie begin
4. Julia said that she ________ there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
5. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
6. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
A. does not like / is B. did not like / were
C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was
7. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. her lending
C. she has lent D. she lends
8. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
9. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
10. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
11. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
12. Pasteur ______ in the 19 century.
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A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
13. This is the first time I have seen this car. Where ..................?
A. did it make B. did it made C. was it make D. was it made
14. Today, many serious childhood diseases .................... by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent
C. prevent D. can be prevented
15. Whole-grain food products …………….. in most large supermarkets across the
United States and Canada.
A. now can purchase B. can now be purchased
C. now to purchase D. the purchase of which
16. When I came, an experiment .................. in the lab.
A. was being holding B. has been held
C. was being held D. has held
17. This exercise may .................. with a pencil.
A. be written B. be to write C. be writing D. write
18. The money .................. to him 2 months ago, but it .................. back yet.
A. was lent/ had not been given B. has been lent/ was not given
C. was lent/ has not given D. was lent/ has not been given
19. She could easily .................. for a top model.
A. be mistaken B. have mistaken
C. been mistaken D. to be mistaken
20. My shirt .................. by my sister on my last birthday.
A. gave B. was given C. had been given D. was being given
21. If you .................. about it, will you be able to answer?
A. are asked B. ask C. will be asked D. asked
22. Do you believe that such a problem can ...................?
A. solve B. be solving C. is solved D. be solved
23. “ Can’t we do something about the situation?”- “ Something ........ right now.”
A. is doing B. is do C. is being done D. has been doing
24. The university .................. by private funds as well as by tuition income.
A. is supported B. supports C. is supporting D. has supported
25. “ I want to go on holiday but I don’t know where to go.”
→ Tom said that _________________________________________
A. he wanted to go on holiday but he doesn’t know where to go.
B. he wants to go on holiday but he didn’t know where to go.
C. he wanted to go on holiday but he didn’t know where to go.
D. I wanted to go on holiday but I didn’t know where to go.
26. Mary said : “ What will you do this evening, John ?”
A. Mary asked John what would he do that evening.
B. Mary asked John what John did that evening.
C. Mary wanted to know what she and John would do that evening.
D. Mary wanted to know what John would do that evening.
27. He said to them, “Don't tell me such a nonsense!”
A. He told them not to tell him such a nonsense.
B. He told them to tell him such a nonsense.
C. He told them not to tell them such a nonsense.
D. He told them to tell them such a nonsense.
28. "If I were you. Bill, I'd buy the house, " Stephen said.
A. Stephen suggested Bill to buy the house.
B. Stephen advised Bill to buy the house.
C. Stephen promised Bill that he would buy the house.
D. Stephen forced Bill to buy the house.
29. “Never borrow money from friends,” my father said.
A. My father told me never to borrow money from friends.
B. My father said to me never borrow money from friends.
C. My father suggested me never borrowing money from friends.
D. My father advised me not borrow money from friends
30. “Please don’t leave until I come back,” Sarah said.
A. Sarah told us do not leave until she comes back.
B. Sarah asked us do not leave until she came back.
C. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back.
D. Sarah said to us not to leave until she comes back
31. "Could you lend me your pen? " Tom said to Jerry.
A. Tom asked Jerry to lend him her pen.
B. Tom asked to lend Jerry's pen.
C. Tom asked if Jerry could lend you her pen.
D. Tom asked if Jerry could lend her his pen.
32. "Right. I'll take the brown pair, "Andrew said.
A. Andrew promised to take the brown pair.
B. Andrew wanted to take the brown pair.
C. Andrew agreed to take the brown pair.
D. Andrew asked to take the brown pair.
33. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about.
B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken.
D. This book are much spoken about.
34. Have they tested all the machines?
A. Have all the machines be tested?
B. Have all the machines been testing?
C. Have all the machines been tested?
D. Have all the machines been being testing?
35. Does he realize that they are laughing at him?
A. Is he realized that he is laughing at?
B. Is he realized that he is being laughed at?
C. Does he realize that he is laughing at?
D. Does he realize that he is being laughed at?
36. The manager offers me several jobs.
A. I was offers several jobs.
B. I am offered several jobs.
C. Several jobs are offered to me.
D. B and C are correct.
37. We found that they had canceled the soccer match.
A. We found that the soccer match had been canceled.
B. The soccer match had been canceled.
C. The soccer match was found that had been canceled.
D. The soccer match was found to have been canceled by us.
38. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
39. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
40. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
41. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
42. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.
A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.
B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.
C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.
D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.
43. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.
A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.
B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.
C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.
D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.
44. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.
A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.
B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.
D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.
45. The famous actor was last seen in 2000.
A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000.
B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000.
C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000.
D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000.
TRANSLATION TEST
(35 minutes)
1. What is Semantic translation? What is Literal translation? (5 points)
2. How many translation methods are there? (3 points)
3. How do you deal with non-equivalence at word-level? (2 points)